Jolly 4A Coach of the Year; CF, SJ stars make all-state

The Carolina Forest High baseball team’s season might have ended prematurely, but the accolades keep rolling in for the Panthers.

Ranked No. 1 before falling in last weekend’s Lower State final, Carolina Forest had three players named to the Class 4A All-State team on Thursday, as well as Panthers skipper Jack Jolly being honored as the Class 4A Coach of the Year.

Jolly, who led the Panthers one step from a bid to the state championship, was joined by three standouts on the All-State squad – Hunter Baiden, Jakob Frishmuth and Patrick Orlando.

In Class 3A, St. James had a pair of players earn All-State honors in Anthony Peck and Grayson Stoneking. The duo helped lead the Sharks to the 3A finals, which they opened Thursday night.